Silicon mode-loop Mach-Zehnder modulator with L-shaped PN junction for 0.37 V&#183;cm VπL high-efficiency modulation

Jiacheng Liu; Gangqiang Zhou; Jiangbing Du; Weihong Shen; Linjie Zhou; Zuyuan He

doi:10.1364/PRJ.442699

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